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J. F. RAUHUT. VELOOIPBDE.

No. 433,962. Paten ed Aug. 12,1

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOOHAN F. RAUHUT, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TQ \VILLIAMHINZE, OF SAME PLACE.

VELOCIPEDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 433,962, dated August12, 1890.

Application filed June 6, 1890. Serial No. 354,451. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, J'OOHAN F. RAUHUT, a subject of the Emperor ofGermany, and a resident of the city of St. Louis, in the State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements inVelocipedes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

My invention has for its object to provide certain new and usefulimprovements in velocipede-wagons; and it consists in the novelcombination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be hereinaftermore fully described,

and designated in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of myinvention, taken on the line was of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan Viewof my invention. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the steering-handle andits attachment. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the spring-lock, andFig. 5 is a perspective view of the collar used in connection with thespring-lock.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the body of thewagon having theusual runninggear and wheels 2 applied thereto.

3 represents the rear axle,which is provided with three sprocket-wheels4, 5, and 6, each of which is of a difierent size, for the purpose ofincreasing or diminishing the speed of the wagon, as may be desired.

11 represents a dependent bracket secured to the under surface of thefloor of the wagon, said bracket having two bearings e e for therotating shaft 12,which shaft forms the intermediate connection for thepower-chains.

To the shaft 12 are keyed sprocket-wheels 8, 9, and 10, which correspondin size to the sprocket-wheels 4:, 5, and 6, and in a direct alignmentwith the same, but taper in an opposite direction.

7 represents one of the drive-chains running over a pair of thesprocket-wheels 5 and free end of the horizontal shaft 12, over which asecond drivechain 14 passes.

15 represents a sprocket wheel located above the floor of the vehicleand isprovided with a suitable handle 16, by means of which the same isturned.

20 represents a suitable bearing for the sprocket-wheel 15, whichbearing is fastened to the upper surface of the floor and located ineasy reach of the driver. The drive-chain 14 passes over thesprocket-wheels 13 and 15, forming a driving connection, and which inits revolution operates the shaft 12.

17 represents a crank-arm secured to the free end of the shaft 12, saidcrank-arm being bolted or otherwise secured to a pitman 18, which formsa connection with a hand-lever located within the body of the vehicle.

19 represents the hand-lever, to one end of which is connected thepitman 18, and its opposite or free end formed into a suitable handlefor the convenience of the operator.

21 represents a bearing secured to the upper surface of the fioorof thevehicle, to which the hand-lever 19 is movably secured and supportedthereby.

29 represents a friction-pulley,which is fastened to the upper surfaceof the floor of the wagonor vehicle and bears against the drivechain 14.

22 represents a vertical steering-rod,which is located in the forwardpart of the vehicle and in direct communication with the forward wheels,said rod working loosely through one of the projecting arms 23 of thefifth-wheel, and having a right-angled extension a, leading to andconnected to a projecting arm 24, rigidly secured to the forward axle.To the upper end of the steering-rod is secured a lever or handle 25, bymeans of which the rod 22 is turned, when desired.

26 is a collar which encircles the vertical shaft, and is located uponthe same near the floor of the vehicle, said collar having a notch orrecess b, for receiving the spring-catch 27, which prevents the verticalrod 22 from turning when in a locked position.

27 represents the spring-catch, which is secured to lugs or bearings cc, fastened to the floor of the vehicle and capable of movement betweenthe same. The spring-catch 27 has a downwardly projecting lug cl, whichis adapted to receive the recess 19 and lock the upright rod in a rigidposition, as shown in Fig. 3. A coil-spring 28 is secured to the floorof the vehicle and bears against the under surface of the latch2'7,Which spring holds the said latch in a locked position.-

The spring-latch is adapted to hold the forward axle in a horizontalposition and thus relieve the operator from strain that would be,

otherwise imposed upon him when the vehicle is running in a straightline. This motor is intended to be driven entirely by hand, either bythe lever 19 or by the sprocket-wheel 15, both of which in their turnoperate the sprocket-wheel13 and shaft 12, imparting motion to thewheels 8, 9, and 10, which lastnamed wheels in their turn revolve thewheels 4, 5, and 6 by means of the drive-chain 7, causing the axle 3 tobe revolved and thus the driving-power is established. The hand-lever 19is only intended to be used should the sprocket-wheel 15 or any of itsparts become disabled, thus avoiding the usual breakdowns common to thisclass of velocipedes.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In avelocipede, the combination of the steering-rod 22,having' the arm a andhandle 25, the collar 26, secured to the said rod and provided with anotch b, the spring-catch 27, having a downwardly-projecting lug d, anda coil-spring 28, bearing against the under surface of the said latch,substantially as described.

2. In a vel0cipede-wagon,the combination of the axle 3, sprocket-wheels4, 5, and 6, keyed thereto, the bracket 11, carrying shaft 12, thesprocket-wheels 8, 9, and 10, secured to the said shaft, the drive-chain7, forming a connection between the two sets of sprocket wheels, thecrank-arm 17 fastened to the shaft 12, the hand-lever 19, located abovethe fioor of the vehicle and fastened to the lug or bearing 2l,andthepitman 18, connecting the said hand-lever with the crank-arm,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOCHAN F. RAUHUT.

Witnesses:

C. K. JONES, J NO. 0. HIGDON.

